Finnish Hunters' Association

The Finnish Hunters' Association (Finnish Suomen Metsästäjäliitto) is Finland's largest voluntary association of hunters, consisting of over 2 500 hunting clubs and over 150 000 members. The association was founded in 1921,[2] and today consists of 16 district organizations. Its headquarters are located in Riihimäki. It is a member of te European hunters association FACE[3] as well as the National Defence Training Association of Finland.

Finnish Hunters' Association

Suomen Metsästäjäliitto
Headquarters	Riihimäki
Executive Director	Jaakko Silpola[1]
Website	metsastajaliitto.fi

A member magazine called Jahti–Jakt is published by the association four times a year. The magazine is distributed to all members of the association, but it is also possible to subscribe for the magazine without being a member.

The goal of the association is to promote the interests of Finnish hunters and hunting club activities. This includes:

• Involvement in forming domestic and international hunting policies.
• Providing training and educational material for hunters.
• Organize youth camps and other youth activities.
• Maintain responsibility for Finnish hunting oriented shooting competitions (such as moose biathlon) and promote shooting ranges.
• Promotes Finnish hunting culture, for example by the founding of the Finnish Hunting Museum - Suomen Metsästysmuseo (founded in 1930).[4][5]
• Publish hunting literature.

The association has received grants from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.[6]

Shooting sport disciplines

The Finnish Hunters' Association hosts competition shooting in the following disciplines:

• 100 meter running moose.[7]
• Compak Sporting.[8]
• 100 meter running deer.[9]
• Air rifle on balloons (ilmaluodikko)[10]
• Air rifle on moose target (ilmahirvi).[10]
• Moose biathlon (Hirvenhiihdon) and moose shooting with cross-country running (Hirvenjuoksun).[11]
• Hunting rifle.[12]
• Nordic hunting shooting.[9]
• Trap.[12]

See also

• Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers

References

1. https://metsastajaliitto.fi/tavoiteohjelma
2. Metsästyksen puolesta vuodesta 1921 (English: In favor of hunting since 1921) | metsastajaliitto.fi
3. FACE | Finnish Hunters’ Association
4. Suomen Metsästysmuseo (English: The Hunting Museum of Finland, Svensk: Finlands Jaktmuseum)
5. Museot.fi - The Hunting Museum of Finland
6. "Liikuntaa edistävien järjestöjen yleisavustus" (PDF). Opetus- ja kulttuuriminiseriö. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
7. Metsästyshirvi ja Metsästysluodikko | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri
8. Compak Sporting | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri
9. Kansainvälinen kilpailuammunta | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri
10. Ilmaluodikko ja ilmahirvi | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri
11. Hirvenhiihdon ja Hirvenjuoksun tiedotteita | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri
12. Metsästyshaulikko ja Metsästystrap | Suomen Metsästäjäliiton Varsinais-Suomen piiri

External links

• Finnish Hunting Museum